CVE-2007-5757
IBM DB2 Universal Database < 8.0 - Privilege Escalation via DB2INSTANCE Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319
Patch third-party-advisory
x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546
Scores
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
25.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
ibm/db2_universal_database
9.0 fixpak_3a
ibm/db2_universal_database
< 8.0
Published
Feb 13, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026